Russian is the native language of 150 million people and the second language of 110 million. The 8th most spoken language in the world has a fascinating history, and a…
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Learning about the history and culture surrounding your target language helps you get a deeper understanding of why it works the way it does, and expands your worldview. In this…
We find ourselves often giving recommendations of products to learn Russian with, and we thought it’d be useful to compile a list for your reference. All languages Japanese Russian MandarinHebrew…
Words are the basic blocks of the language, and one of the key predictors of someone’s education level, profession and social status. Yet most students struggle to increase their vocabulary…
This post is from Paul, an English teacher who lives in Argentina. Paul writes on behalf of Language Trainers, a language teaching service which offers foreign-language level tests and other…
In Japan, certain numbers are lucky and unlucky. It’s really important to know these numbers because if you don’t, you could be accidentally telling someone you’d like them to suffer…
When chatting to students, we find ourselves often giving recommendations of products to learn Mandarin Chinese with. So, even though we don’t teach Mandarin on LinguaLift, we thought it’d be…
We often find ourselves recommending products for self-learning foreign languages, and we thought it’d be useful to compile a list for your reference. All languages Japanese Russian …
In the Japanese language, there’s a magic phrase that softens requests, expresses gratitude, opens doors and makes everybody feel good. The phrase is よろしくお願いします (yoroshiku onegaishimasu). The simplest, quickest and…
How is the Korean alphabet different from Chinese? Is Japanese written with Chinese characters? To many Westerners, the three languages are all but indistinguishable on paper. After reading this post,…
Shalom khaverim, hi friends and welcome to this definitive blog post on greeting (and farewelling) people in Hebrew, as people actually do it in Israel today. We’re going to look…
Looking to learn Modern Hebrew? Finding the right resources can be surprisingly hard. While there is a variety of courses aimed at religious individuals, and focused on Biblical Hebrew, quality…